If you are reading this, my best shot is you are a freelancer, Business Owner, Entrepreneur or a lover of knowledge.

Invoices has moved away from ancient scribbling down of information about goods or services on a pre-printed paper to electronic invoicing, in the recent past people started using word processors and spreadsheet templates (e.g. Ms Word, Ms Excel) for their invoices but that also has shortcoming too. Do you know the appearance and presentation of your invoice appears can attract prospective customers?

There are several online invoice software equipped with online payment features that enable subscribers get paid faster, some even offer free services for starters. They enable you create, customize (with your logo and colour) and send professional invoices.

Well, it has been noticed that once things work out well and you begin to have a large base of customers, your number of invoices will also increase. Therefore, instead of following the traditional way of writing out an Invoice which can be time consuming and error prone why not make use of an online Invoicing software that will save you time, less tasking and you even get paid faster with the online payment feature.

Reasons why you need an online invoicing software are:

1. Time Saving - with an online invoicing software, you can save up time which can be used for other productive activities.
2. Professionally Styled - with an online invoicing software your invoice can contain your logo, colours and even general terms and conditions without wasting time and also makes you look more professional.
3. Error rate is very low - yes, with an invoicing tool error rate is very low. Having had a little time in an accounting department of an organization, I can stay writing out an invoice is an easy task especially when there are other things begging for your attention, you will have to hurry up which can lead to making a lot mistakes but when you use a software that is automated and there are little chances of making error.
4. There are Automated Reminders - online invoicing tool will aid your invoice to be paid faster because you will be able to set up automated reminders unlike in the traditional system where you have to have a good memory of all unpaid past invoices, the question is how many people can do that perfectly when there are a lot of other things to do?
5. You Get access to your business finance - with an online invoicing tool you will be able to view your dashboard which will enable you have more knowledge on your business’s finances. There are also reports that enable you monitor your collections.
6. Easy access - this is one of the best reasons because you wouldn't have to carry your invoice notes all around since you can manage and send out your invoices from your tablet, laptop or smartphone anytime and anywhere
7. Your Information are very safe - you might be getting worried, are my information safe? Oh yes they are, all your information are saved on very secured cloud servers that are professionally managed.

8. Less expensive: Some people might be thinking "I like it already but it is going to be very expensive!" Well let me give you a shocker, some online invoice software like www.acuteInvoice.com allows you setup for free and their charges are as low as N300 per month, yes I mean N300

9. Less paperwork - with an online invoicing you are saved space from too much paper work which normally would have let your office look bulky with papers littered here everywhere.

Technology is transforming the way small business operate and you wouldn't want to be left behind in the stone age. Online invoicing is one of the latest of such innovations